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A Practitioner Inquiry of High School Teachers' Experiences Participating as a Community of Practice
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Procter, Joe Don – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The focus of this study was to explore high school teachers' perceptions of self-directed professional development learning as participants in a community of practice. The questions for this study were: How did directing their own learning influence high school teachers' perceptions of their professional development? How did participating in a…
Descriptors: High School Teachers, Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
The Effect of Dynamic Assessment on Adult Learners of Arabic: A Mixed-Method Study at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
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Fahmy, Mohsen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Dynamic assessment (DA) is based on Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory and his Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD). ZPD is the range of abilities bordered by the learner's assisted and independent performances. Previous studies showed promising results for DA in tutoring settings. However, they did not use proficiency-based rubrics to measure…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Adult Students, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Text and Texture: An Arts-Based Exploration of Transformation in Adult Learning
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Larsen, Enid E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research explored the transformational and co-transformational potential of collage, assemblage and mixed media in an accelerated undergraduate adult course on imagination and creativity. The methods were qualitative and arts-based artist-teacher inquiry within a constructivist art class for ten, female adult learners. Informed by the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Figurative Language, Transformative Learning, Adult Basic Education